NEW DELHI: It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. With a rented scooter, a borrowed smartwatch, and the kind of wide-eyed excitement the newlyweds carry, Raja and Sonam Raghuvanshi set off from Indore to the lush, rain-drenched trails of Meghalaya.On May 22, the couple reached Mawlakhiyat village and began the steep 3,000-step…
VASAI: A vvcmc contractor who successfully bid a 470 crore rupees contract has been booked by the Achole police station (Vasai) on May 27 for electricity theft of rupees 3,560. This power theft was noticed by an activist in the first week of May while he was on his way for his work at Sanyukt…
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday declined to grant interim relief to Gensol Group entities, BluSmart Premium Fleet and Matrix Gas and Renewable, against an asset freeze ordered by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).The appellate tribunal directed the two companies to present their plea before the Ahmedabad bench of the NCLT,…
RCB’s title celebrations turned chaotic in Bengaluru on Wednesday, as a stampede outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium left at least seven people feared dead and over 25 injured. A video showed a car being damaged after fans climbed over it during the frenzy. The clip showed the car’s shattered windshield and a severely dented roof,…
The Indian rupee weakened for the second straight session on Wednesday, closing 29 paise lower at 85.90 (provisional) against the US dollar. The decline was driven by risk-averse investor sentiment, foreign fund outflows, and lingering geopolitical tensions.Forex traders attributed the rupee’s fall to concerns over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, elevated crude oil prices, and caution ahead…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday intensified his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning the Central government over ceasefire with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, and called PM Modi the “Prem Chopra of rallies” who “cried in front of Donald Trump.”The remark came as he raised questions about the ceasefire with Islamabad. Khera…
MUMBAI: After a closure for one year, the Haj Committee of India reopened its free residential coaching centre for UPSC aspirants at the Haj House here. The residential coaching centre was closed in December 2023.Recently, the Haj Panel issued a notice inviting applications for admission to the free residential coaching centre for Civil Services exams,…
The Mumbai-listed metals conglomerate, Vedanta Ltd, currently undergoing a revenue stream-wise demerger, is set to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore through a private placement of debt instruments with leading mutual funds, insurers, and alternative investment funds (AIFs), according to sources familiar with the development.The company will issue secured non-convertible debentures (NCDs) in two tenures,…
NEW DELHI: The extent of Pakistan’s losses is becoming increasingly clear as more details emerge from the recent cross-border military conflict dubbed Operation Sindoor. Indian Air Force (IAF) retaliatory strikes in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 civilians, led to the decimation of significant Pakistani military assets, including fighter jets, surveillance aircraft,…
MUMBAI: Of the 37 Covid deaths recorded by the Centre Tuesday, Maharashtra has the maximum, followed by Kerala (9), Delhi (4), Karnataka (4), Tamil Nadu (3) and Uttar Pradesh (2). The union health ministry said Gujarat, MP, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal had reported a death each.In the state, one of the deaths had Parkinson’s…
